Newt Gingrich's trip to New York this weekend for a string of stops will include an appearance at the conservative confab known as the Monday Meeting, according to the invitation.

Unlike typical Monday Meetings, this one will have a set RSVP list because of expected "high demand," according to the invitation.

Gingrich, meanwhile, may also meet next week with New York Conservative Party chairman Mike Long, the political leader told me.

He'll also be fundraising, and holding a Tea Party town hall on Staten Island.

The three days Gingrich will be spending in New York - and away from Iowa - are a mark of the unconventional campaign he has continued running. On the other hand, his backers would argue that if it's working, why change.